In 1998 the Center continued the program of the support on
a competitive basis of the research projects of young scientists permanently
working and living in Russia (joint project INTAS Ref.No.96-0457).
The announcement was published in the newspaper "Poisk" No.46 (444)
at November 8-14, 1997.
The limited financial abilities of
the Center forced the Scientific Council to reduce the program only
to consideration of the research projects in the field of theoretical
physics of young scientists without any scientific degree under the
age 30. The program is planned for two years. In March 1998 the
Scientific Council of ICFPM considered about 100 applications from
Moscow, Sankt-Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod,
Tomsk, Vladivostok, Saratov, Voronezh, Rostov na Donu, Irkutsk,
Izhevsk, Kazan, Makhachkala, Ryazan', Dubna, Troitsk, Obninsk,
Protvino, Chernogolovka. The stipends of the Center (approximately
900 US dollars per year) were awarded to 32 young
scientists.
In 1998, the activities of the Center were financed by INTAS.